Here is one more shocker about how the govt treats its soldiers. Officers holding the rank of Capt to Brig as on 01-01-1986 suffered significant cumulative losses in pay/pension since successive pay commissions had used wrong data for fixing the pay scales. This issue had been going on in courts for some years. Recently the Supreme Court granted relief to all such officers, with 6 % interest on arrears. Having read this news, we were very sure that now we will get our dues. However, it shocked us to be told that the govt has gone in for appeal against the SC order.
Were we too naive to assume that the govt should have no problems in paying us our dues, particularly when the highest court has okayed its legality? Actually, good governments should be finding ways to pay their soldiers well irrespective of the legal position but here the opposite is true.
Would this leave soldiers with a high regard for their government? You judge.
I am quite clear that I am not proud of my government.
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